Monday 28 May 2012

ACAB - Bersama Semula

Lyrics :
Terkenang, Terbayang, 
Tak dapat aku lupakan, 
Tapi sayang semuanya tinggal kenangan. 

Teman ku, kasihku, 
Ku ingin seperti dulu, 
Bersama menjelajah dunia. 

Kekuatan, kebanggaan, 
Bebas dan terus berjalan, 
Kenangan tak mungkin ku lupakan. 

Aku harap teman semua 
Dapat bersama semula 
Perjuangan kita masih belum pudah 

C/o: 
Kemananya 
Teman setia 
Perjuangan... 
Ku ingin kau semua... 
Bersama semula... 


Beirut - Postcard from Italy

Lyrics:
The times we had
Oh, when the wind would blow with rain and snow
Were not all bad
We put our feet just where they had, had to go
Never to go

The shattered soul
Following close but nearly twice as slow
In my good times
There were always golden rocks to throw
At those who admit defeat too late
Those were our times, those were our times

And I will love to see that day
That day is mine
When she will marry me outside with the willow trees
And play the songs we made
They made me so
And I would love to see that day
Her day was mine
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Saturday 12 May 2012

Best of Malaysia Indie Bands

Hujan
HUJAN - Formed in early 2006, this wave-worthy band from Malaysia consists of Noh on vocals and 2nd guitar, Dimas on bass, AG Coco on 1st guitar and Ambobzeela on drums. Influenced by a diverse range of bands which include the likes of The Strokes,
Grey Sky Morning
Grey Sky Morning is a band that made ​​its debut from 2004 move around freely, or better known as an indie band. Group from Klang is made up of five young men of Ejal as avocalistbass player of YattEry as the drummerOjex as the main guitarist & Ewan assecond guitaristWork in terms of songwriting & arrangement of music arranged andcomposed by Grey Sky Morning themselves. By putting music bergenre Retro Rock
Pesawat
Pesawat was born in the hangar of Ampang after occasional just-for-fun jamming session of four boys from Klang Valley. In 2005, they decided to take music seriously and started to write their own material that is different from the rest.Influenced very much by the bands from the UK, namely Editors, We Are Scientists, Dirty Pretty Things, Keane and Pigeon Detectives, 
The Times
The Times started in 2004 after we moved on from OAG.The original line-up from the first album was me and my Brother Mono on bass. In 2009 we recruited Azeezul on drums who wasanother of my old mates from OAG .Nazar on lead guitar and vocals, and we have a new guitarist recently from SINOPSIS, Anuar .influences by The Beatles, The Who,The  Kinks 
Bunkface
What started as casual jamming sessions among four secondary school friends ended up forming a band, Bunkface, that is now widely known as a rising star in the Malaysian music scene. Although the band was formed in 2005, it was only in late 2006 when they caught the attention of the public through their participation in the hit TV show Blastoff. The year 2006 proved to be an exciting one for Bunkface.
Butterfingers
Butterfingers was formed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1991 when Loque, who also performs under the name monoloQue, and his Malay College Kuala Kangsar schoolmate, Kadak formed what was then known as Loque’s Tail. The Malaysian rock band, is one of the biggest bands in the Malaysian indie scene, and a pioneer of Malaysian underground scene
Couple
Originated from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, this band has been rockin’ since 1995. In 2006 they were listed in Rolling Stone’s 25 Best Bands on Myspace and also released “Top Of The Pop” on both America and Japan. They are influenced by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Big Star, The Who, The Raspberries, The Beat, The Rooks, Enuff Znuff and Weezer.



Saturday 21 April 2012

The Smiths Legacy


The Smiths were an English alternative rock band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Based on the song writing partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). 


Critics have called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.[1] 


The group was signed to the independent record labelRough Trade Records, on which they released four studio albums, several compilations, and numerous non-LP singles. Although they had limited commercial success outside the UK while they were still together, and never released a single that charted higher than number 10 in their home country, 

The Smiths won a significant following, and remain cult and commercial favourites. The band broke up in 1987 and have turned down several offers to reunite since then.

Monday 9 April 2012

John Lennon Influences

My favorite Beatles 





John Lennon Bio

(pause the mp3 button  before watch the video :) 



Forming The Beatles



At sixteen, Elvis Presley's explosion onto the rock music scene inspired John to create the skiffle band called the "Quarry Men," named after his school. Lennon met Paul McCartney at a church fete on July 6, 1957. John soon invited Paul to join the group and they eventually formed the most successful songwriting partnership in musical history.
McCartney introduced George Harrison to Lennon the following year and he and art college buddy Stuart Sutcliffe also joined Lennon's band. Always in need of a drummer, the group finally settled on Pete Best in 1960.
The first recording they made was Buddy Holly's That'll be the Dayin mid-1958. In fact, it was Holly's group, the Crickets, that inspired the band to change its name. John would later joke that he had a vision when he was 12 years old—a man appeared on a flaming pie and said unto them "from this day on you are Beatles with an 'A.'"
The Beatles were discovered by Brian Epstein in 1961 at the Cavern Club, where they were performing on a regular basis. As their new manager, Epstein secured a record contract with EMI. With a new drummer, Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey), and George Martin as producer, the group released their first single, Love Me Do in October 1962. It peaked on the British charts at number 17.
Lennon wrote the group's follow-up single, Please Please Me,inspired primarily by Roy Orbison but also fed by John's infatuation with the pun in Bing Crosby's famous "Please, lend your little ears to my please." The song topped the charts in Britain. The Beatles went on to become the most popular band in Britain with the release mega-hits like She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand.

Sunday 8 April 2012

Top5 Best Live Performance 70s




Led  Zeppelin - Black Dog





Ramones - Baby i love you!




AC/DC Highway to Hell




Aerosmiths - I Don't Want Wiss a Thing




The Clash - I Fought The Law





Monday 2 April 2012

10 Famous Bands Who Started In College

Besides challenging you academically, college affords students the opportunity to experiment with their own interests that may not always seem practically applicable to the real world. But sometimes, with the right mix of people, talent and ambition, college can be the perfect breeding ground for true art and even international success and fame. These ten bands started in college, but ended up playing for millions of fans all over the world.




1. R.E.M.: American musical group R.E.M. began achieving success in the 1980s, and by the end of the decade, had established themselves as more than just a cult rock band with major hits like "The One I Love" and "Shiny Happy People." Once named "America’s Best Rock & Roll Band" byRolling Stone, R.E.M. was founded in Athens, GA, in 1980, by lead vocalist Michael Stipe and guitarist Peter Buck. Stipe and Buck quickly recruited other students from the University of Georgia, bass guitarist Mike Mills and drums and percussion player Bill Berry. Their first show was at a friend’s birthday party, but they soon dropped out of college to go on tour in the South and record an album.




2MGMT: MGMT’s "psychedelic pop" sound — coined by David Marchese of Spin — originated during low-key jam sessions at Wesleyan University. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden teamed up during their freshman year and played on campus until they graduated in 2005. The now-Brooklyn-based MGMT — first known as The Management — began touring, and in 2006, they signed with Columbia Records. Their first big album Oracular Spectacular was instantly a hit on college campuses, in clubs and in Europe.



3. Radiohead: Another 1990s-era rock band that has continued to enjoy critical and commercial success is Radiohead. The band was formed in 1985 when Thom Yorke, Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway were attending an all-boys school in Oxfordshire, England. At the time, the band was called "On a Friday," and the members stuck together on weekends and over holidays when they returned home from university. During a show at the Jericho Tavern in Oxfordshire, Radiohead’s present manager Chris Hufford heard them play and agreed to produce a demo tape for them. They signed a six-album record deal in 1991.




4. Better Than EzraAlthough not as widely known as Radiohead or R.E.M., Better Than Ezra is a popular southern rock band among college students and New Orleans-area music lovers. Better Than Ezra was formed in 1988 at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Kevin Griffin, Joel Rundell, Tom Drummond and Cary Bonnecaze released their first official album in 1989 called Surprise, but a year later, lead guitarist Joel Rundell committed suicide. After a break, the band reunited and eventually had a number-one hit on the Hot Modern Rock Charts in 1995.




5. The StrokesWhen The Strokes broke onto the music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s, rock fans greatly appreciated their bare-bones approach to old-fashioned rock’n'roll guitar music. Band members Julian Casablancas, Nick Valensi, Albert Hammond Jr., Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti released Is This It in 2001, but they had known each other in some way since their prep school days in New York and Switzerland, where Casablancas was sent because of drinking problems and where he met Hammond. The band formed when Hammond moved from Switzerland to NYU and rented an apartment with Casablancas. They began playing at bars and clubs on the Lower East Side and released the U.S. version of Is This It after recording a UK version.



6.Pink Floyd: Iconic rock group Pink Floyd is one of the few bands who wholly encompasses the rebellious but philosophical mood of the 1960s and 70s, yet is still influential and relevant today. The English band was formed by Nick Mason and Roger Waters, who were both architecture students at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London. They played with other members until 1965, when after a juggling of drop-outs, Air Force postings and new members, The Pink Floyd Sound was formed and became the resident band at the Countdown Club in London



7. Coldplay: British band Coldplay, led by lead vocalist Chris Martin, has one of the most unique sounds in rock music today, and is celebrated for its pop-meets-alternative-meets-New Age style. The band was first organized by Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, who met during orientation week at University College London. They called their band Pectoralz, but renamed themselves Starfish a year later, as they welcomed another UCL student, Guy Gerryman, into the band. Martin recruited Phil Harvey as manager, and Will Champion joined soon after as percussionist. The group adopted the name Coldplay after a student who’d had a band by the same name suggested the change.



8. QueenRock and Roll Hall of Fame member Queen has released numerous hit albums over the last few decades, earning popularity for their upbeat sound, which features synthesizers, rock, pop, glam rock and disco elements. The band was first formulated when Imperial College student and guitarist Brian May and bass player Tim Staffell got together and recruited dental student Roger Taylor to be their drummer. They named their band Smile and welcomed new band member Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara into the group. Staffell eventually left to join another band, and Smile became known as Queen. By 1971, Queen accepted John Deacon as their regular bass player, and the group recorded four original songs.




9. CreedAmerican rock band Creed peaked in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits like "My Sacrifice" and "One Last Breath." Lead vocalist Scott Stapp and guitarist Mark Tremonti met in high school but formed the band when they were students at Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL. Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips rounded out the group and released their first independent album in three years later, in 1997.



10. Styx: Some of the best cheesy party music includes Styx songs like "Mr. Roboto" and "Lady," even today. The band started when twin brothers Chuck and John Panozzo organized with neighbor Dennis DeYoung in the early 60s. Over the next few years, the band went through some changes, including changing their name from Trade Winds to TW4, and enrolling in Chicago State University. Another student, John Curulewski, and James "J.Y." Young joined the band, and by the early 1970s, the band had released several recordings and had regular gigs at local frat parties and clubs.